The ambassador of Spain to Switzerland is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Swiss Confederation. It is also accredited to the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Spain and Switzerland have maintained diplomatic relations since 1513, when the viceroy of Naples, Ramón de Cardona, in the name of Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon and Regent of Castile, sent Lope de Soria to negotatiate an alliance with the Old Swiss Confederacy in the context of the War of the League of Cambrai. With only a few interruptions, relations have been maintained for five centuries and, since 1957, the diplomatic representative has always held the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

Jurisdiction

: The Swiss Confederation is the main jurisdiction of the Embassy in Bern. Spain has three consulates-general in the country, headquartered in Bern, Geneva and Zurich.

The ambassador is also accredited to:

: Historically, the ambassador in Switzerland has been responsible for diplomatic and consular relations with Liechtenstein, either through the consulate general in Zurich or directly through the Embassy.

Also, in the 19th century, the ambassador also represented Spanish interests before several German states, such as the Grand Duchy of Baden (1863–1867 and 1868–1875), the Kingdom of Bavaria (1863–1867), the Free City of Frankfurt (1855–1862), the Grand Duchy of Hesse (1860–1862 and 1866), the Duchy of Nassau (1860–1862) and the Kingdom of Württemberg (1863–1867).

List of ambassadors This list was compiled using the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by the Spanish historian and diplomat Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado. NameRankTermLope de SoriaAmbassador1513–1514Maximiliano de BergkczEnvoy1518–1519Hieronymus BaldungCo–Envoys1519Johann TeublerMax von SiebenbergHans AckerCo–Envoys1519Rudolf von SultzWolf von HonbergJakob StürtzelHieronymus BrunnerEnvoy1519Conde de SultzEnvoy1520The Duke of MecklenburgCo–Envoys1521Maximilianus TransylvanusVeit SutorEnvoy1522Wolfgang PratnerCo–Envoys1522Rafael of MediciHieronymus BaldungEnvoy1523Lope de SoriaEnvoy1524Jacob StürtzelEnvoy1525Antonio de Leyva, Duke of TerranovaEnvoy1526Cornelis de SchepperEnvoy1531Leonard de GruyèreEnvoy1533–1536François de BonvalotEnvoy1534Battista de l’IsolaEnvoy1535–1538The Lord of MarnoyEnvoy1536–1538Giovanni Francesco PanizonoAgent1539–1547Girolamo RozonoAgent1547Giovanni Angelo RizioAgent1549–1556Ascanio MarsoEnvoy1549–1556Envoy1557Sancho de LondoñoEnvoy1564Marco Antonio BossiEnvoy1559–1565Baltasar de MolinaEnvoy1565Resident Envoy1565–1569Pompeo della CroceResident Envoy1568–1594Antonio ArduinoEnvoy1585–1594Alfonso Casati,Count of BorgolavezzaroResident Envoy1594–1621Julio de la TorreAgent1602Girolamo CasatiResident Envoy1621–1624Claude de Rye, Baron of BalançonCo–Ambasadors1624–1629Marc-Claude de Rye, marchese di DoglianiCarlo Manuel CasatiResident Envoy1629–1645Diego de Saavedra FajardoSpecial Envoy1638–1642Antonio Sarmiento, Count of CrescenteEnvoy1639Juan de Velasco, Count of SiruelaEnvoy1642Giovanni Francesco CasatiResident Envoy1646–1667Alfonso CasatiResident Envoy1667–1681Giovanni Francesco AreseActing Resident Envoy1681–1682Enea CrivelliResident Envoy1683–1686Carlo Casati y MelziResident Envoy1686–1703Lorenzo Verzuso Beretti LandiResident Envoy1703–1716Tullio PelizariAgent1704Envoy1704–1711Konrad KreinzlindEnvoy1709Félix Cornejo y AlemánMinister1717–211726–33Miguel de CaparrosoChargé d'affaires1733–1734Juan Blas Jover y AlcázarMinister1743–1744MuniainMinister 1744José CarpinteroMinister1744–1747Miguel de CaparrosoChargé d'affaires a.i.1747–1751Manuel de CaparrosoChargé d'affaires a.i.1751–1757Demetrio Mahony, Count of MahonyMinister1757–1758Minister1766–1769José CaamañoMinister1791–1800Minister1800–1802José López de la Torre AyllónChargé d'affaires1802José CaamañoMinister1802–1811José FerreiraChargé d'affaires1810–1813Pascual VallejoMinister1814–1817Luis Martínez ViérgolMinister1818–1822Luis Fernández MonMinister1824–1825Minister1825Félix Ramón AlvaradoChargé d'affaires1825–1826Fernando de NaviaMinister1826–1827Chargé d'affaires1827José Álvarez de Toledo y DuboisMinister1827–1828Minister1840–1842Diego de la CuadraChargé d'affaires1842–1843Luis López de la Torre Ayllón y KirsmackerChargé d'affaires1843Diego de la CuadraChargé d'affaires1845–1846Francisco María MarínMinister1846–1847José NevietMinister1847–1849The Minister to the German Confederation1855–1863The Minister to the Belgium1863Chargé d'affaires1863–1864Minister1864–1866Minister1866The Minister to France1867Chargé d'affaires1867–1869Minister1869–1873Gumersindo de la RosaChargé d'affaires1873Carlos MartraMinister1873–1874Pedro Pascual de OliverMinister1874Minister1875–1876Minister1876Narciso García Loygorri, Duke of VistahermosaChargé d'affaires1877–1880Minister1881–1890Germán María de OryMinister1898–1899José de la Rica y CalvoMinister1905–1907Pedro de Prat y AgacinoMinister1907–1908Miguel Álvarez y Moya, Count of ChacónMinister1908–1913Minister1913–1923Emilio de Palacios y FauMinister1923–1926Mauricio López-Roberts, Marquess of TorrehermosaMinister1926–1930Minister1930–1933Alfonso Fiscowich y GullónMinister1933–1934Minister1934–1936José María Aguinaga y BaronaMinister1936Luis Martínez-Merello y del Pozo Chargé d'affaires1936Minister1936–1939Bernabé Toca y Pérez de la Lastra Resident Envoy1937–1938Pablo de Churruca y DotresMinister1939–1942Luis Calderón y MartínMinister1942–1951José María Ruiz de Arana y Baüer, Duke of Sanlúcar la MayorMinister1951–1954Alonso Álvarez de Toledo y Mencos, Marquess of MirafloresMinister1954–1957Ambassador1957–1961Ambassador1951–1969Ambassador1969–1973José Miguel Ruiz MoralesAmbassador1973–1974Nicolás Martín AlonsoAmbassador1975–1979Adolfo Martín-GameroAmbassador1979–1985Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y Olmos, Count of San RománAmbassador1985–1987Joaquín Martínez-Correcher y Gil, Count of SierragordaAmbassador1987–1992Federico Garayalde EmparanAmbassador1992–1995Ambassador1996–2000Ambassador2000–2003Ambassador2003–2007Ambassador2007–2010Ambassador2010–2014Ambassador2014–2017Ambassador2017–2020Ambassador2020–2021Ambassador2021–2025Enrique Ignacio Mora BenaventeAmbassador2025–pres.

See also Spain–Switzerland relations

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